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Cessna 208 Caravan

1,022 on the U.S. register across 3 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1985 to 2026; half of them date from 2002 or earlier. Tennessee has the most (214). 97% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are never named here.

Cessna 208: Family of utility transport aircraft
Photo: Lt. Col. Scott Voskovitch, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · Cessna 208 Caravan on Wikipedia

About the 208 from the FAA's model table

Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Turboprops
Power
Turboprop, 1 engine
Common engines
P&W Canada Pt6A-114A (253), P&W Pt6A Ser (248), P&W Canada Pt6A-140 (237)
Seats
12
Makers on the register
Cessna, Textron Aviation Inc, Cessna Aircraft Co
Registered
earliest certificate December 2, 1986; newest October 2, 2026

Where they are owner's state

Tennessee214Florida109Alaska98Delaware70Utah64Texas57California43Kansas39Oklahoma31Washington30Nevada20Hawaii17

Who owns them registrant type

Corporation589 (58%)LLC362 (35%)Government43 (4%)Individual22 (2%)Co-owned5 (0.5%)Non-citizen corporation1 (0.1%)

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

VersionRegisteredBuiltShare
208B8581986 to 202684.0%
2081631985 to 202615.9%
208A119850.1%

When they were built by decade · 94 with no year on file

06212418624817619802481990179200020320101222020

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

027548010720102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420251072026

Registration status

Valid984 (96%)Valid (manufacturer)28 (3%)Pending8 (0.8%)Sale reported1 (0.1%)Reports overdue1 (0.1%)

Airworthiness certificate class

Standard915 (90%)None on file63 (6%)Experimental25 (2%)Multiple14 (1%)Restricted3 (0.3%)Special flight permit2 (0.2%)

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Federal Express Corporation147Federal Express CORP63Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee35Textron Aviation INC32Martinaire Aviation LLC24Randigo LLC23Aircraft Structures International CORP23Bank Of Utah Trustee22Wright Air Service INC20Bering Air INC17Southern Airways Pacific LLC13Redding Aero Enterprises INC12

Fleet pages: Federal Express Corporation · Federal Express CORP · Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee · Textron Aviation INC · Martinaire Aviation LLC · Randigo LLC · Aircraft Structures International CORP · Bank Of Utah Trustee

Accident history NTSB

Each aircraft's own page already shows its NTSB accident and incident record. The model-wide record (accidents per year, fatal and non-fatal, against the number registered) is being added; it will appear here.

Questions people ask answers refresh every morning

How many Cessna 208 Caravan aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

1,022 as of October 2, 2026, counting 3 versions the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Cessna 208s?

Tennessee, with 214.

Who owns the Cessna 208?

97% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are never named on this site.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 1 208A (all versions)

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N86RF Cessna
208A
 Randigo LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
 Standard 2017-08-08 Valid